CHAP. VI.
He exhorts them to a correspondance
with God's grace,
and not to associate with
unbelievers.
1 And we helping do exhort
you, that you receive
not the grace of God in
vain.
2 For he saith: In an accepted
time have I heard thee;
and in the day of salvation
have I helped thee. Behold,
now is the acceptable time:
behold now is the day of salvation.
3 Giving no offence to any
man, that our ministry be
not blamed:
4 But in all things let us
exhibit ourselves as the ministers
of God, in much patience,
in tribulation, in necessities,
in distresses,
5 In stripes, in prisons, in
seditions, in labours, in watchings,
in fastings,
6 In chastity, in knowledge,
in long suffering, in sweetness,
in the Holy Ghost, in charity
unfeigned,
7 In the word of truth, in
the power of God; by the
armour of justice on the right
hand, and on the left:
8 By honour, and dishonour,
by evil report, and good
report: as deceivers, and yet
true: as unknown, and yet
known:
9 As dying, and behold
we live: as chastized, and
not killed:
10 As sorrowful, yet always
rejoicing: as needy, yet
enriching many: as having
nothing, and possessing all
things.
11 Our mouth is open to
you, O ye Corinthians, our
heart is enlarged.
12 You are not straitned in
us: but in your own bowels
you are straitned.
13 But having the same
recompence (I speak as to my
children) be you also enlarged.
14 Bear not the yoke together
with unbelievers. For
what participation hath justice
with injustice? Or what
fellowship hath light with
darkness?
15 And what concord hath
Christ with Belial? Or what
part hath the faithful with
the unbeliever?
16 And what agreement
hath the temple of God with
idols? For you are the temple
of the living God: as
God saith: I will dwell in
them, and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
-- --
and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore, Go out from
among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and
touch not the unclean thing:
18 And I will receive you:
and I will be a Father to you:
and you shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord almighty,
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
